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Patrick Creadon

Patrick Creadon (born May 4, 1967) is an American filmmaker known for his work in documentaries. His first film, Wordplay, profiled New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film screened in over 500 theatres nationwide and became the second-highest grossing documentary of that year. His second film, I.O.U.S.A., is a non-partisan examination of America's national debt problem and forecast the 2008 financial crisis. I.O.U.S.A. premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was later named one of the Top 5 Documentaries of the Year by film critic Roger Ebert. Other works include the documentary features If You Build It (2013), the ESPN 30 for 30 film Catholics vs. Convicts (2016), and Hesburgh (2019). He also works as a commercial and television director.

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Patrick Creadon (born May 4, 1967) is an American filmmaker known for his work in documentaries. His first film, Wordplay, profiled New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film screened in over 500 theatres nationwide and became the second-highest grossing documentary of that year. His second film, I.O.U.S.A., is a non-partisan examination of America's national debt problem and forecast the 2008 financial crisis. I.O.U.S.A. premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was later named one of the Top 5 Documentaries of the Year by film critic Roger Ebert. Other works include the documentary features If You Build It (2013), the ESPN 30 for 30 film Catholics vs. Convicts (2016), and Hesburgh (2019). He also works as a commercial and television director.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1967-05-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. members: 200 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2006-06-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2008-08-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1967-05-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the members is "200 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2006-06-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2008-08-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373200475

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